BNC Osprey Redux

I wanted to take another stab at this shot of an Osprey that I took this weekend at the Baytown Nature Center and posted earlier this week. When I posted the earlier version I had just switched to a new computer and didn't have access to Photoshop. Now that I do I've gone back in and done some additional work to the file. While Photoshop can't make up for a lack of lens, this shot is about a 30% crop of the original RAW image, I think the new file is considerably better.

Roadside Visit

I've been photographing roadside memorials for some time now as part of a future body of work project for the Bay Area Photo Club in Clear Lake. This past weekend three early twenty-something men were killed in a tragic automobile accident on Bayway Drive down the road from the Baytown Nature Center where I do a lot of shooting. I stopped by to take a few photos of the memorial for the young men and as I was shooting the young man in the photo pulled up and parked behind me. He was obviously a distraught relative or friend of at least one of the deceased men. As I prepared to take one more shot before leaving, to give him some privacy, I noticed his reflection in my rear view mirror. I thought the image was particularly poignant so a took a few shots before leaving.

Mantis One

This photo was taken Saturday in my backyard. My wife was planting a Crape myrtle when she spotted this juvenile Praying Mantis on the new shrub.

Bird of Prey

My wife spotted this bird of prey in a tree at the Baytown Nature Center this weekend. At first I thought it was a hawk but now I am leaning towards an Osprey. Let me know if you can ID it.

Wallisville Swamp_3

This completes my shots from this weekends quick trip to the Wallisville Bird Sanctuary.

Wallisville Swamp_2

A second shot from the Wallisville Bird Sanctuary this weekend.

Wallisville Swamp

I took this shot this weekend at the Wallisville Bird Refuge just over the Trinity River bridge on I-10 East of Baytown. The area features a wooden path and foot bridge leading to an overlook platform on the edge of shallow lake.